The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-07
THE STATE.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.

AR0OSTOOK COUNTY.
The thermometer fell to 10 degrees below
ero in Aroostook County last night.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
A frightful runaway occurred on CONNER
cial street, Augusta, Saturday; Miss Eta
Given, Of No az High street, Lewiston, ar
rived on Jewett's morning train on her way
to Chelsea, where she was going to teach
school. She hired a stable team to take her
to her destination. The horse became
frightened at the cars and was unmanagea-
ble The man sent to drive him was unable
TO stop the frightened animal. and he ran at
a fearful pace along Commercial street until
the carriage was overturned. Miss Given
was picked up unconscious and carried to
DR.. Brickett's office, where eleven stitches
were taken in huge cash in her face: She
Is suffering from conclusion of the brain and
the chances are about even for her recovery.
Her friends not being able to get to her, DIR.
Brickett kindly had her removed to his own
home, where she Will receive every atten-
ti0n.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The three-masted schooners Annie Lord,
Capt. o. j. Lendall, and Isaiah X. Stet-
son, Capt G. +. Trask. which sailed from
race from Rockland to New Ysrk, both
starting together and arriving at their desti-
nation December LIST, in forty hours after
leaving Rockland. 1t will take another
race to settle the rivalry. between the
oSuOOnOAos
1t Is reported that syndicate of ten Orono
and ten Old Town gentlemen have puT-
chased the old Gilman mills property, with
the mill site, several houses and 200 acres of
land, at Pushaw Falls, about mile from
Old Town, on the saltwater river. and 1t Is
probable that paper mill will be erected on
the spot. Prof. G. III. Hamlin, Of the Maine
State College, with Messrs. III. Hilliard and
j. W. Sewall, of Old Town, made survey
Saturday Of the lines from the Falls to Old
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the Bangor q Piscataquis Railroad, and at
Webster, where connection will be had with
the Maine Central.
The Up-River News says that the Episco-
pal church property in Old Town is claimed
by Miss Sarah Hoskins, Of Bangor, who has
will of the claimants father, Mr.. Ira Wad-
leigh, a late resident Of Old Town, who
willed the lot upon which the church now
stands to the Episcopal society in Old Town
so long as church remained upon 1t. When
it was no longer used for that purpose 1t
should revert to the heirs. The building is
very old one and considered unsafe. The
selectmen have condemned 1t. The society
is very small and it has been question
much discussed whether 1t would be better
to tear down the unnecessarily large build
ing and erect a smaller one, or to repair 1t.
The terms Of the will by which the lot Is
held are such that 1t was deemed dangerous
to tear the building down as the heirs OF the
WaulelRn estate were WdltlukliOI u CHduCO
to claim It, For more than a year no services
have been held in it, and 1t is upon this
ground that Mrs. Hoskins put In her claim.
sAeADAHoC COUNTY.
The Eastern Steamboat Company Is to
have a steamer built by the New England
Ship Building Company, to take the place Of
the Sasanoa, sold TO New York parties. The
steamer will he 95 feet long and have COM
pound engine.
YORK COUNTY.
Biddeford Democrats are reported to be
talking of establishing daily newspaper
before the March election. William Emery
Of Alfred, is mentioned as one OF the most
interested parties, and there are ex-Mayor
Edward w. Staples, his brother, Orrin H.,
the Shaws, Timothy, Jr., who is Biddeford's
postmaster, and his son, Jere g., the pres
ent street commissioner. Carlos Heard, and
some of the smaller fry of the city.
IN GENERAL.
The State has Just furnished each Of the
industrial schools with $50 Sunday school
libraries.